Melvyn Hayes
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Melvyn Hayes is an English actor, born 11 January 1935.
He is probably best known for playing the effeminate Gunner (later Bombardier) 'Gloria' Beaumont in the BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum, although his acting career stretches back to 1954's Adventure in the Hopfields. He also played the young Victor Frankenstein in The Curse of Frankenstein.
He has most recently been seen in 2005 in pantomime as Widow Twankey in Aladdin in Chatham, and prior to that EastEnders as the character Mr. Rawlins. Other roles included parts in Carry On England, Love Thy Neighbour, the film The Young Ones, Here Come the Double Deckers and the final series of Drop the Dead Donkey. He also provided the voice to several characters in the English translation of the cartoon Alfred J Kwak.
He was previously married to actress and agent Wendy Padbury.
